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title: Acts 28
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**1 **And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. **2 **And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. **3 **And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid *them* on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. **4 **And when the barbarians saw the *venomous* beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. **5 **And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. **6 **Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

**7 **In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. **8 **And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. **9 **So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: **10 **Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded *us* with such things as were necessary.

**11 **And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. **12 **And landing at Syracuse, we tarried *there* three days. **13 **And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: **14 **Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. **15 **And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

**16 **And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

**17 **And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men *and* brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. **18 **Who, when they had examined me, would have let *me* go, because there was no cause of death in me. **19 **But when the Jews spake against *it*, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. **20 **For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see *you*, and to speak with *you*: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. **21 **And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. **22 **But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

**23 **And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into *his* lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and *out of* the prophets, from morning till evening. **24 **And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. **25 **And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

**26 **Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

**27 **For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with *their* eyes, and hear with *their* ears, and understand with *their* heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

**28 **Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and *that* they will hear it. **29 **And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

**30 **And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, **31 **Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.